# Floating Urban Hotels The OFF Hotel Offers a Suspended Aquatic Bar and Luxe Accommodations By M | Published 2016-07-27 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-hotels References: [blessthisstuff](http://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/culture/travel/off-floating-hotel-paris/) & [offparisseine](http://offparisseine.com/) With so many urban hotels available for consumers to spend a luxurious getaway at, the OFF Floating Hotel Paris offers an unconventional stay allowing guests to enjoy a stay at a suspended location that resides above water. The hotel offers both bedrooms as well as an [aquatic bar](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sea-containers) that lets guest enjoy the river Seine at a venue that merges land and water. The OFF Floating Hotel Paris is a mobile location that is docked at the Seine. The venue offers a more intimate hotel setting with only 54 rooms in total including a [plunge pool](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/htel-swexan-x-missoni), bar and terrace. Each element of the hotel is [suspended above water](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pura-vida-floating-home), providing a stationary yet unconventional way to experience the European river. The hotel offers an open-concept roof to its terrace area, giving guests the feeling of being on a house boat. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 66% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Travel](https://www.trendhunter.com/travel) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Floating Hotels:** There is a growing trend towards floating hotels that offer guests unique and unconventional experiences, providing opportunities for disruptive innovation for hotel and hospitality industries. - **Intimate Luxury Hotels:** The popularity of intimate, boutique hotels with luxurious amenities and unique features provides opportunities for boutique hoteliers to create memorable and personalized guest experiences. - **Open-concept Design:** The use of open-concept design in hotels, including rooftop terraces and plunge pools, creates a seamless indoor-outdoor experience and offers opportunities for architects and interior designers to innovate in the hospitality space. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Hospitality:** The hospitality industry can leverage the trend towards floating hotels and intimate luxury hotels to cater to consumers who are seeking unique and personalized experiences. - **Architecture and Design:** The growing trend towards open-concept design in hotels provides opportunities for architects and interior designers to create innovative and unique spaces that create a more seamless and enjoyable guest experience. - **Tourism:** The trend towards unconventional and unique hotel experiences provides opportunities for the tourism industry to create more diverse and interesting travel destinations that cater to a wider variety of travelers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Waterside Retreat Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bora-boral.md) - [Floating River Cabins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-river-cabin.md) - [Moving Floating Entertainment Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oceaya.md) - [Floating Eco-Tourist Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/turtle-bay.md) - [Shapeshifting Outer Space Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acromnia-orbital-hotel.md) - [Autonomous Vehicle Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lexus-solounge.md) - [Tranquil Suspended Hanging Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ardh-architect.md) - [Forest-Treetop Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/more-cabin.md) - [Private Parisian Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/private-parisian-residences.md)